10 Times That Trump Was Actually Kind of Funny

From trolling SNL to skipping out on the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, POTUS has developed a reputation as a guy who can’t take a joke. But that doesn’t mean he can’t dish it out. He’s eager to subtweet Schwarzenegger, snark at uncooperative world leaders, and openly goad his political opponents. Over the course of the presidential election, Trump workshopped a bragging, mocking (borderline inappropriate) brand of humor all his own. The flipside of LOL? The stealthily deployed, smirking one-liner.

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“I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those [New Celebrity Apprentice] ratings.”
—February 2, 2017, at the National Prayer Breakfast

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“I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those [New Celebrity Apprentice] ratings.”
—February 2, 2017, at the National Prayer Breakfast

03

“I have this thing called Twitter and Facebook, which is amazing actually. It’s like owning The New York Times without the losses.”
—September 24, 2015, on Morning Joe

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“I have this thing called Twitter and Facebook, which is amazing actually. It’s like owning The New York Times without the losses.”
—September 24, 2015, on Morning Joe

04

“Let me start with Little Marco. He just looked like Little Marco to me. And it’s not Little. It’s L-I-D-D-L-E.”
—March 2016, to New York magazine about Marco Rubio

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“Let me start with Little Marco. He just looked like Little Marco to me. And it’s not Little. It’s L-I-D-D-L-E.”
—March 2016, to New York magazine about Marco Rubio

05

“Most of the people standing behind me will not be able to go to work … So you have one last chance to get out.”
—January 28, 2017, after extending an executive order limiting officials’ lobbying after they leave government

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“Most of the people standing behind me will not be able to go to work … So you have one last chance to get out.”
—January 28, 2017, after extending an executive order limiting officials’ lobbying after they leave government

06

“We’re going to get rid of [the Johnson Amendment] so fast … I figure it’s the only way I’m getting to heaven.”
—September 9, 2016, on a law that bans tax-exempt churches from donating money to political candidates

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“We’re going to get rid of [the Johnson Amendment] so fast … I figure it’s the only way I’m getting to heaven.”
—September 9, 2016, on a law that bans tax-exempt churches from donating money to political candidates

07

“He’s become more famous than me.”
—­January 22, 2017, on FBI director James Comey

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“He’s become more famous than me.”
—­January 22, 2017, on FBI director James Comey

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“It used to be cars were made in Flint and you couldn’t drink the water in Mexico. Now cars are made in Mexico and you can’t drink the water in Flint.”
—September 15, 2016, at the Economic Club of New York

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“It used to be cars were made in Flint and you couldn’t drink the water in Mexico. Now cars are made in Mexico and you can’t drink the water in Flint.”
—September 15, 2016, at the Economic Club of New York

09

“Maybe she fainted at how good-looking I am.”
—January 27, 2016, after a woman collapsed at a rally in Gilbert, South Carolina

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“Maybe she fainted at how good-looking I am.”
—January 27, 2016, after a woman collapsed at a rally in Gilbert, South Carolina

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“What can look so beautiful at 30? An airplane.”
—February 17, 2017, of Air Force One

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“What can look so beautiful at 30? An airplane.”
—February 17, 2017, of Air Force One